Stephen's Pen Names

Liverpool, 1935—where the fog is thick, the mysteries are thicker, and the boundaries between worlds are wafer-thin.

At the unassuming Dale Street Private Investigations Agency, former librarian Jessie Harper has traded her quiet life for one of spectral secrets and eerie enigmas. Her companion, Khan, is a sleek black cat with emerald eyes and a...

Step into the enchanting world of 1930s Liverpool, England, in the Murder on the Ferry a captivating cozy mystery that blends the allure of the paranormal with the thrill of detective intrigue.

Jessie Harper, a librarian with a passion for the supernatural, discovers her unique gift when her talking cat, Khan, reveals a world beyond the ordinary....

When a woman is murdered at a vicarage garden party, amateur sleuth Jessie Harper, with her talking-cat sidekick Khan, must use their supernatural abilities and investigative skills to solve the case before the killer strikes again.

Murder at the Vicarage: A Jessie Harper Paranormal Cozy Mystery takes you back to the fascinating 1930s Liverpool,...

Amateur sleuths Jessie Harper and George Jenkins, of the Dale Street Private Investigations Agency, and Jessie’s companion, the mysterious talking cat Khan set off on another murder investigation in 1930’s Liverpool, England.

Their old friend and mentor, Detective Sergeant Bill Roberts of the Liverpool City Police asks them to take on a cold...

Jessie Harper and George Jenkins are partners in the Dale Street Private Investigations Agency, a small but successful business that specialises in solving crimes that the police can’t or won’t handle usually because of paranormal connections to the crimes.

They are hired by Lady Evelyn Montague, a wealthy and eccentric widow who lives in a...

In 1930s England, Jessie Harper finds herself caught up in the latest case of the Dale Street Private Investigations Agency. Along with her partner George Jenkins, and Khan, the talking cat with magical powers, she sets off to London to solve the mystery of the kidnapped pedigree cats and the wealthy socialites who have received ransom demands...

It’s the 1930s in Liverpool, England and the eccentric Lady Beatrice Blenkinsop has done the unthinkable—vanished from her own glamorous gala without so much as a farewell wave.

Enter Jessie Harper, an unconventional sleuth with a sharp mind, and a mystical cat named Khan, who may or may not have all the answers (but refuses to share). Alongside...

A vanished aristocrat. A haunted ocean liner. A journey where the ghosts are very real.

Liverpool, 1937. When spiritual sleuth Jessie Harper is invited aboard the Queen Mary to investigate a noblewoman’s mysterious disappearance and a string of ghostly sightings, she, and her detective partner, George Jenkins, together with Khan, the magical...

In the sleepy village of Middleclere, peace never lasts for long.

Annie Geraghty thought she’d left the chaos behind when she took over The Black Dog pub. But when a man is found dead beneath the ancient oak on the edge of the estate, the calm she hoped for begins to unravel.

Whispers of scandal, a lost manuscript page, and long-held village...

Every family has secrets. The Gleesons have one worth killing for.

On the surface, Joe and April Gleeson have the perfect life—a beautiful home on a quiet London street, two wonderful children, and a marriage built on trust. But behind the pristine façade lurks a tangle of secrets and lies waiting to unravel.

Joe, a respected architect, hides a...

Undercover Legends: A 101 Primer

You’ve heard of couples who are doctors, lawyers, or even accountants—but a couple who are both undercover officers? That’s rare.

In Meet Mr and Mrs Smith, dive into the thrilling, emotional, and often humorous true stories of a pair whose lives are a blend of bravery and deception.

From infiltrating dangerous...

Four lives…

Two people…

One question…

What do you really know about the people around you?

To the residents of leafy Acacia Avenue, Mr and Mrs Smith were like any other couple. Living a very ordinary life, in a very ordinary suburb, on the outskirts of a very ordinary city.

But behind closed doors, Mr and Mrs Smith were at the heart of a world filled...